[Discussion] UN-Documented CheckDisk Option for Boot Drive

[Chuck McKinnis]

eCS 1.2 refresh (MCP 2 w/FP4)

I hope I can find all of NICPAK since the web site seems to have gone to 
the bit bucket.

Thomas Clayton wrote:
> I meant what version of OS/2(!) you were trying this with!
> Sorry I wasn't clear. Of course, it could be eCS 1.x Tooo!
> 
> Oh, and BTW, THANKS for the NIC-Pak!
> 
> I don't know IF I'll need it but I'm gonna try it on the newest system
> when I get it going.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Thomas Clayton
> 
> --- Chuck McKinnis <mckinnis at sandia.net> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Thomas Clayton wrote:
>>> Chuck:
>>>
>>> One pertinent question:
>>> What version are you trying the command with?
>>>
>>> I'll let you allll know my data points (W3C-FPnone, Merlin etc.) in
>> the
>>> future - when I get them running again!
>>>
>>> TomC
>> C:\OS2\CHKDSK.COM 70,720 03/11/2002 10:58
>>
>> FYI, the parm is buried in chkdsk32.exe and gave the following:
>>
>> [C:\]chkdsk c: /AuToChEcK
>> The current hard disk drive is: C:
>> The type of file system for the disk is HPFS.
>> The HPFS file system program has been started.
>> The current hard disk drive is: c:
>> CHKDSK corrected an allocation error for the file
>> \HOME\DEFAULT\Thunderbird\Profiles\4i025nx3.default\panacea.dat.
>> CHKDSK is searching for lost data.
>> CHKDSK has searched 100% of the disk.
>> CHKDSK corrected a disk space allocation error.
>> CHKDSK will place recovered files in FOUND0.
>> CHKDSK placed recovered data in file FOUND0\FOUND0.
>>     1028128 kilobytes total disk space.
>>        3418 kilobytes are in 1169 directories.
>>      641006 kilobytes are in 10441 user files.
>>        4464 kilobytes are in extended attributes.
>>        2048 kilobytes are reserved for system use.
>>      377191 kilobytes are available for use.
>>
>> Now to go see what it found.
>>


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